Omar McIntosh
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Passionate and skilled Welding Fabricator with extensive experience in MIG, TIG, and Oxy-Acetylene welding, honed at multiple reputable companies since 1994. Excelled in stainless and carbon steel welding, ensuring over 95% customer satisfaction through expert joint preparation and unparalleled service. Trained apprentices, highlighting a commitment to safety and continuous learning.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welding Fabricator
Fit Fabrication LLC
Clifton, NJ
01.2021 - 08.2024
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Performed routine maintenance on welding equipment including torches and regulators.
- Fabricated metal components using welding techniques such as MIG, TIG and Oxy-Acetylene welding.
Welder
All Island Construction
Long Island , NY
12.2017 - 12.2020
- Prepared material surfaces for welding by removing scale, rust or other foreign matter.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Determined appropriate filler metal type based on joint design and material being joined together.
- Monitored fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking, distortion and expansion of materials.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
Welder
Self Employed
Brooklyn , NY
01.2011 - 12.2017
- Determined welding strategies using metallurgy knowledge, geometry and welding techniques.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together.
- Repaired structures by dismantling, reshaping and reassembling metal components with cutting torches and hand tools.
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Completed routine maintenance and repair.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
Welder
GMT Construction
Kingston, Jamaica
01.1994 - 12.2010
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Trained apprentices in safety procedures and use of tools, equipment used during fabrication, welding operations.
- Recognized, set up, and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kingston College
Kingston, Jamaica06-1994
Skills
- Oxy-fuel welding
- Safety procedures
- Grinding and finishing
- Welding positioning
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Stainless steel welding
- Joint preparation
- Carbon steel welding
- Torch cutting
- Pipe welding
- Gas metal arc welding
Certification
- AWS Welding Certification
- DOB Welding license
Timeline
Welding Fabricator
Fit Fabrication LLC
01.2021 - 08.2024
Welder
All Island Construction
12.2017 - 12.2020
Welder
Self Employed
01.2011 - 12.2017
Welder
GMT Construction
01.1994 - 12.2010
High School Diploma -
Kingston College